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Alcatraz

By Jay Goldman January 17, 2014

Hazy San Francisco skyline and Bay Bridge seen across the water from an Alcatraz dock, with a flag in the foreground. — SF from the Dock

Weathered Alcatraz building with "Indians Welcome" painted above a "United States Penitentiary" sign. — Indians Welcome

Silhouetted Alcatraz guard tower with a spiral staircase and searchlights against a deep blue sky. — Guard Tower

Silhouetted Alcatraz guard tower with searchlights against a deep blue sky, sun flaring through its windows. — Guard Tower

Close-up of a vintage dark green Chevrolet truck's chrome grille and red "CHEVROLET" badge. — Chevrolet Truck

Weathered dormer windows and a brick chimney rise from a moss-covered corrugated metal roof under a deep blue sky. — Roof

A weathered guard tower with a searchlight and red-tiled roof stands against the bay at Alcatraz. — Guard Tower

Rusted metal latch and clasp on a weathered steel pole, sea and blue sky behind. — Flagpole

The Alcatraz lighthouse and cellhouse silhouetted against a dusk sky, viewed upward from below the island's hillside. — Upward

A rusted, cage-like guard tower silhouetted against a clear blue sky at Alcatraz. — Cage

Grooved concrete morgue slab beside rusted machinery in a dark, brick-walled basement room at Alcatraz. — Morgue

View through worn purple bars into an Alcatraz cell with a folded bunk, sink, and green-and-white walls. — Alcatraz Cell

Silhouetted visitors in Alcatraz's walled recreation yard, framed by barbed-wire fencing and the bay beyond. — The Yard

Visitors stand in Alcatraz's empty concrete recreation yard, its high walls topped with fencing above San Francisco Bay. — The Alcatraz Yard

The hazy Golden Gate Bridge seen across the bay over a broken chain-link fence and crumbling concrete wall. — Golden Gate Bridge

Barbed-wire-topped chain-link fence silhouetted atop a weathered concrete prison wall against a deep blue dusk sky. — Freedom

An old brass key hanging on a rope-and-pulley over a white cell block railing at Alcatraz. — Keys

Barred windows with curved metal cages catch dim light against the dark interior wall of Alcatraz prison. — Windows

The San Francisco skyline and Bay Bridge in haze, framed through a dark grimy Alcatraz window. — Window

Sunlight falls across weathered metal railings and peeling paint on a multi-tiered Alcatraz cell block. — C-D Block

Daylight streams through a row of barred skylights above a dark cellblock, past hanging pendant lamps. — Skylights

Row of dim visitor booths along a yellow prison wall beneath a "VISITATION" sign at Alcatraz. — Visitors

The octagonal Alcatraz lighthouse tower viewed from below against a deep blue dusk sky. — Lighthouse

The hazy San Francisco skyline and Bay Bridge seen across the water from Alcatraz Island, a boat trailing a wake. — SF

Hazy San Francisco skyline seen across the bay, with the Bay Bridge and Transamerica Pyramid under a clear sky. — SF

Hazy San Francisco skyline silhouette with Sutro Tower, seen across shimmering bay water at dusk. — Sutro

Roofless, lichen-stained shell of the Warden's House on Alcatraz, its empty windows framed against a deep blue sky. — Warden's House

The Golden Gate Bridge in hazy light across the bay, seen from a paved walkway with a railing and an interpretive sign on Alcatraz. — Golden Gate Bridge

Weathered facade with a painted eagle-and-shield crest above an arched doorway reading "Administration Building. — Administration Building

A dummy head with real hair tucked under a blanket in an Alcatraz cell bed, seen through the bars. — Fake Head

Vintage leather perpetual desk calendar set to Thursday, December 19th, behind glass in a dim room. — Thursday, December, 19th

A smiling person sits inside Alcatraz cell 147, seen through the closed bars with toilet and fold-down seat visible. — Inmate Goldman Stroh

Kitchen knives silhouetted against a shadow board, seen through the worn bars of the Alcatraz prison kitchen. — Kitchen Knives

A white octagonal light fixture with a round bulb mounted on a painted concrete wall in a dim stairwell. — Tear Gas Canister

Sea lions sleeping in a huddled pile on a wooden dock beside dark water at dusk. — Sleeping Sea Lions

A raised sea lion barks amid a crowded haul-out of others resting on wooden docks in golden light. — Barking Sea Lion

Sea lions crowd wooden floating docks, two rearing up nose-to-nose as a sailboat passes behind. — Wrestling sea lions

A colony of sea lions basking on wooden docks at golden hour, two nuzzling nose to nose. — Baby Sea Lion

Backlit sea lions piled together on a dock, one lifting its whiskered head into the light. — Sunning Sea Lions

Gulls perched evenly along the railing of a silhouetted ship's wheelhouse against a deep blue dusk sky. — Evenly Spaced Birds

A young sea lion stretches its neck among a pile of resting sea lions on a wooden dock in warm sunlight. — Baby Sea Lion

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